# Alternative to Booksy (Booksy)

Source: https://terminio.ai/en/vergleich/booksy-alternative

Booksy or terminio.ai? Prices, features and limits compared honestly, with a switching guide and answers to the most common questions.

As of September 2026 · Sources: Booksy's website and pricing page

## Verdict

- Booksy fits if … your customers are already in the Booksy app, as a barbershop for instance, and you want to be found there, with booking, prepayment and reminders by SMS and push.
- terminio.ai fits if … you want your appointments on your own page, without a base fee, without a surcharge per team member and with WhatsApp from your own number.
- The biggest difference A profile in Booksy's app versus a page that is yours. And €35 plus €7 per additional team member versus €0 to €19.99 a month for everyone.

## Prices

- terminio.ai: €0 – €19.99 a month · unlimited staff · Pro Voice with phone assistant €129.99 · cancel monthly
- Booksy: €35 a month plus tax · €7 per additional team member · no free plan, 7-day trial

## Honestly

Booksy:
- Customers find you in the Booksy app, where they already book, barbershops especially.
- Booking, prepayment and reminders by SMS and push come from one app many customers know.
- No commission on bookings; Boost for extra reach is optional.

terminio.ai:
- €0 to start and no surcharge per team member, however many chairs or beds you have.
- Reminders by WhatsApp from your own number, with no cost per message.
- A booking page that is yours, and a phone assistant that answers while you are cutting or tattooing.

## Switching

1. Set up your services Tap your industry, adjust the prefilled services, set durations and prices. Ten minutes, and the booking page is live, for the whole team.
2. Bring your customers Import your contacts and confirm existing appointments once by WhatsApp. From then on reminders go out from your number.
3. Swap the link Booking link on Instagram, your Google profile and voicemail. Cancel Booksy at the end of the month; both run in parallel until then.

## Common questions

**What does Booksy cost with a team?** Booksy costs €35 a month plus tax, and €7 for each additional team member. A barbershop with three people pays €49 a month, €588 plus tax a year. There is no free plan, only a 7-day trial. terminio.ai starts at €0, and Pro costs €19.99 a month for unlimited staff.

**Do my customers need the Booksy app?** Whether customers need an account with Booksy is not confirmed on its website; the reach does come through the Booksy app. With terminio.ai nobody needs an account or an app: open the link, pick a service and a time, enter a name and mobile number.

**Can I take my customers with me from Booksy?** Yes. You export your customer list from Booksy and import it into terminio.ai. Existing appointments you enter or recreate; the reminder then goes out by WhatsApp.

**Does terminio.ai do WhatsApp?** Yes, from your own number. The Free plan includes 5 messages a month, Pro unlimited, with no cost per message. Booksy reminds by SMS and push; WhatsApp is not confirmed on its website.

**Does terminio.ai have a phone assistant too?** Yes. In the Pro Voice plan an AI assistant with a German number answers the phone, books appointments and takes messages while you are at the chair. With Booksy a phone assistant is not confirmed on its website.

**Can I use Booksy and terminio.ai in parallel?** Yes, while customers still come through the Booksy app for example. Both calendars run independently; in terminio.ai you block the times Booksy hands out until you settle on one.


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terminio.ai is online appointment booking for small businesses with WhatsApp reminders and an AI phone assistant, from €0 a month, hosted in the EU. Provider: terminio.ai UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Großschönau, Saxony, Germany.